Three women's golfers named to NGCA All-American Scholar Team

July 09, 2008

Three members of the Arizona State women's golf team have been named to the National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team. To be eligible for selection, the student-athlete had to have a minimum of a 3.5 GPA and must have competed in at least 50% of the regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the year. Head coach <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/luellen_melissa00.html">… Luellen</a> has now had five student-athletes earn a total of nine NGCA All-American Scholar honors in her six years as head coach.<separator></separator><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/murcia_juliana00.html">J… Murcia</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/munoz_azahara00.html">Az… Munoz</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/nordqvist_anna00.html">A… Nordqvist</a> were named to the 2008 NGCA All-American Scholar Team. This is Munoz's third time on the All-American Scholar team, while Nordqvist made the list for the second consecutive year. This is Murcia's first All-American Scholar honor. Munoz, the Edith Cummings Munson award winner and NCAA Champion, holds a 3.92 in psychology. Murcia carries a 3.91 in art and Nordqvist earned the honor with a 3.55 in interdisciplinary studies.<separator></separator>The Sun Devils finished fifth at the NCAA Championships. They ended the season ranked fourth by Golfstat and the NGCA/Golf World and fifth by Golfweek.